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Welcome to McLean ...

The town of McLean is located in the Texas Panhandle.

McLean is located in Gray County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of McLean, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, McLean has a population of 749 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of McLean is 2,860 feet [872 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of McLean is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: McLean lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for McLean: 806

The ZIP code for McLean: 79057<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, McLean had an population of 749 people. This is a decrease of 3.73% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.76% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, McLean had a population of 778 people. This makes McLean the county's 2nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 778 people, the population of McLean decreased 6.27% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 830 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for McLean.

Communities Also Named McLean ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named McLean - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Manitoba, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for McLean.

Communities near McLean ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near McLean.

  • Lefors
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Alanreed
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Magic City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Magic City is located in Wheeler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magic City
  • Wesco
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wesco is located in Gray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
  • Shamrock
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Samnorwood
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Twitty
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Twitty is located in Wheeler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twitty
  • Bowers City
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bowers City is located in Gray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers City
  • Howardwick
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Howardwick is located in Donley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardwick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
  • Mobeetie
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around McLean. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McLean.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of McLean. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around McLean.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around McLean. See our Newspapers Page for McLean.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McLean ...

Looking for more information about McLean? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for McLean, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for McLean.

Adding McLean to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McLean in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for McLean was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the McLean post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for McLean.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Gray, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for McLean.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McLean - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as McLean). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether McLean or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/